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Timothée Chalamet attends the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon (Monica Schipper/WireImage/Getty Images)

The Trumpification of Oscars season

Coleman Spilde

From a "La La Land"–"Moonlight" fiasco to Chalamet’s opera drama, awards debates now mirror Trump-era culture wars

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Make your meatloaf like a steakhouse

Ashlie D. Stevens

Deeply savory, sliceable and built for real browning

Children watch as demonstrators protest bills HB 1686 and SB 14 during a 'Fight For Our Lives' rally at the Texas State Capitol on March 27, 2023 in Austin, Texas. (Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

GOP doesn't care about parents' rights

Amanda Marcotte

The Supreme Court’s move against trans kids in California empowers MAGA to mess with all families

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., left, and COVID-19 vaccine adviser Retsef Levi (Illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Lane Turner / Boston Globe / Taylor Hill / WireImage)

RFK Jr.’s vaccine adviser under scrutiny

Jelinda Montes

Public health experts criticize Retsef Levi’s studies ahead of a key vaccine advisory meeting

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U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stands at attention during an advanced honor cordon for Canadian National Defense Minister David McGuinty at the Pentagon on September 22, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images)

DoD nixed plan to avoid civilian deaths

Hannah Allam - ProPublica

The Trump administration scrapped a harm-prevention framework and laid off the staff members in charge

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Best VPN for Canada

Marc Dahan

We tested VPNs for privacy, Netflix access and high-speed browsing in Canada

Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the nation's highest court, speaks at the 60th Commemoration of the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing on September 15, 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Butch Dill - Pool/Getty Images)

KBJ bashes SCOTUS' use of shadow docket

Alex Galbraith

The liberal justice said that emergency rulings were "not serving this country well."

U2 (Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

U2 is a band that still believes

Caryn Rose

With their surprise EP, U2 channels today’s global crises into a set of familiar but heartfelt protest songs

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The supper club everyone calls

Ximena N. Beltran Quan Kiu

Each year, thousands dial a century-old Wisconsin supper club hoping to win the December reservation lottery

Smoke and flames rise at the site of airstrikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7, 2026. (Sasan / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump's "unpredictable" war in Iran

Garrett Owen

Analysts see the possibility of escalation, collapse, or negotiation, while stability remains elusive

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., has been one of the biggest advocates for war against Iran with President Donald Trump (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Lindsey Graham: Trump's little war devil

Heather Digby Parton

The South Carolina senator and noted war hawk pushed Trump on Iran. Now he says "Cuba is next."

President Donald Trump addresses the nation on Dec. 17, 2025. (Doug Mills / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s dangerous moral crusade

Chauncey DeVega

The president casts himself as the ultimate authority on good and evil — and believes it is his job to enforce it

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A school bus in Pasadena, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

DOJ flips civil rights law on its head

Russell Payne

In conservative push to redefine the 14th Amendment, Los Angeles schools are on the front line

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Cabinet meeting on Oct. 9, 2025. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Pete Hegseth's action movie rhetoric

Casey Ryan Kelly - The Conversation

The defense secretary's bro-y tone is borrowed from blockbusters

Stephen Colbert speaks during the 2026 Writers Guild Awards New York Ceremony at Edison Ballroom on March 08, 2026 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Writers Guild of America East)

Colbert: This isn't the Red Scare

Alex Galbraith

The late-night host pushed back against his characterization as a martyr for free expression at the WGA Awards

Anti-war protestors gather in front of the New York Public Library and mourn the 180 Iranian children killed during U.S.-Israeli bombing on Shajareh Tayyebeh girls' elementary school in Minab, Iran, on March 08, 2026, in New York City, U.S. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Getty Images)

US likely responsible for school strike

Alex Galbraith

The Trump administration claims the all-girls school in Iran was struck by malfunctioning Iranian munitions

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Tracey Emin pictured with "The End of Love" at the "Tracey Emin: A Second Life" exhibition at Tate Modern (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

Tracey Emin is still a glorious mess

Andi Zeisler

A Tate Modern retrospective shows what Emin’s raw, personal work looks like in a world where women speak up

President Donald Trump dons a branded Trump 45-47 hat while attending the dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base. (Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

Fox tries — and fails — to shield Trump

Sophia Tesfaye

The network apologized for airing old footage of Trump at Dover. But it has a pattern of covering for him

Savory snacks (alvarez / Getty Images )

How to eat when you want to feel better

Ashlie D. Stevens

A gentle reset for when your meals — and your energy — feel a little off

In his campaign for the U.S. Senate, Texas state Democratic Rep. James Talarico wants to "fundamentally change our politics." (Mikala Compton/The Austin American-Statesman via Getty Images)

Dems should go all-in on Talarico

Jason Kyle Howard

Turning the Lone Star State blue will be expensive. Hesitation to fully support a candidate will cost even more

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As escalation continues, scenes like this become everyday scenarios for Iran and its neighboring countries in the Middle East. Casualty counts, including US service members, continue to grow as well. (Kaveh Kazemi / Getty Images)

Iran power struggle looms amid strikes

CK Smith

US casualties rise as strikes continue to escalate in the region and Tehran choose Khamanei's son as his successor

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

Graham: Iran is going down, Cuba is next

Alex Galbraith

The Republican senator is already looking for the next American intervention

Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco in "Love is Blind" (Netflix)

"Love Is Blind" is doomed

Melanie McFarland

Lockdown shifts that made Netflix's romance reality show a hit may be the main reason its couples aren't making it

Judge rules Trump ally Kari Lake had no legal authority to run a major media company, nullifying major layoffs from the free press. (Jonathan Raa / NurPhoto / Getty Images)

Judge voids Kari Lake actions at VOA

CK Smith

Ruling says the Trump ally lacked authority to run the US global media agency, invalidating major media layoffs

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